Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brittain Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brittain Road (RM8 3DB) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brittain Road (RM8 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Stockdale Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brittain Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elms Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weylond Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weylond Road
Apr 2026Public order Weylond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weylond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nicholas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brittain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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